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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
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Chicago Tribune.

Have any Of you found a bank.
note1" inquired a man 10 wild.eyed
excitement as no hurriedly APP
preached q knot OF loungers al the
Union Depot yesterday morning.
Have you lost oneY asked an
elderly stranger Of bland and sedate
appearance.
ayes, yes; have you found in"
wait a moment. What was its
donominationW
1T was a ESQ bill-nAtional bank
note"
The stranger leisurely drew a roll
OF bills from his pocket, looked them
over, took one out and passed II over
20 the excited individual, remarking
with much urbanity a. he did so:
1T Is well for you, my friend, that
IL was found by an honest man. i
picked il up low minutes ago, and
take pleasure in giving back TO you
what | am satisfied Is your property"
"Tbank you, sir; thank you. It's
my turn now 10 do the fair thing.
Here's a 80 bill. You shant refuse
II. Take il, sir; take it. or | shall
feel hurt"
The stranger, thus urged, took the
money, aud the grateful individual
walked Of with his $50. He was
considerably surprised 70 learn, a lew
hours later, that the bill was not the
one he had lost at all, but a counter:
felt He 10 now looking for the bland
and elderly stranger, but there arc
reasons for doubling his success in
finding him.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
which Was the more Annoy ed7
Buffalo Courier.

A gentle, lovely woman entered 4
Main street bank yesterday. She
wanted check cashed. so she went
TO the receiving teller's window and
thrust the check in. The teller
showed Il back. NEXT winder,
said he. Next winter I cart
wait until next winter" exclaimed
the lady. II said next windcr,"
shouted the teller, wind o.w,
winder; t'other winder." "0h, yes,
but this is the receiving window,
isn't III" "Yes, but you cant get
any money here But I'm going
TO receive il, amt ~ mot
here you amt. 90 TO tho other win
der, lady, he'll fix you" The lady
was still uncertain, but abe went aud
showed in her check. The polite
official thrust IL back. ITS not in
dorsed, madam" said he. mot in
dorsodl What does that meant"
rs your name TuckerH' "P'taps
il is, and p'raps II isn't What
business is that o yoursH" us this
your name on the face Of this
check2' "Yes, IL is." We'll,
you've got TO indors6 IT,"
THAT'S what you said be-
fore. What do you mean 2"
"You must write your name
across the back Of it, But my
names on IL already" mot on the
back" "0n the front" That
amt enough. IL must be across the
back" "Oh, we'll 81 me IL" She
took il aud carefully wrote her name
upside down across the bottom Of
the check, and handed il in. you
Endorsed il wrong, madam" How'd
| know how you wanted it2 Why
didn't ysu tell me2' 81 thought /
did; here, write your name across
the top, so, and the teller painfully
showed her, ard with much grudg.
ing she complied. The teller there
upon Dashed her check with two
silver dollars. II amt going 10 take
these she said. "Gi me bills" Tho
teller sighed and gave her two sl
bills, whoreupon she picked up her
parasol aud departed.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

oadilly collar, who stood looking ct
not ing in particular and apparently
thinking Of less, and said to him;
"Oh, my dear Mr.. Galley, l want
to introduce you to a young lady
over here" 4.
"Ah," said he, raising his hand
and toying affectionately with his
mustache, point her out, please"
The lady stood silent sud agbast;
This very superior being proposed
to insist upon an opportunity to
scrutipiEe the young lady's charms
before he consented to be introduced
to her.
"Oh, all" said he finally, with a
slight air Of apology, observing the
lady's stupefaction, you know I'm
making scarcely any acquaintances
this season.
He did not make the acquaintance
Of that young lady that evening, q
any rate.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

1t lies forsaken on the sand,
forl often on the lonely beach.
A thing Of neither 90 nor land,
Beyond the wa, e. ince Want Ieacn.
The tide may fall the TIDE may rise'
The wind may whistle joy fully
II tas no fpro that rcpiiei-
Tho boat that neser wontto sea-
Ali happier were ths de 'elict
That tosses with the reless waves,
Where currents Of he sea conflict
Above the calm Of deep sea caves;
II had lis part Of storm and shine,
II boro us colors vnliantly.
It's keel ha. cleft the bittr brine,
lis sails were set, Invent to sea.
And happier even were tbs wreck.
When masts o. sna ped and sails are torn,
And waters meet upon the decs,
Than this oor tou, untried, iorlorn,
That never driven by the W nd
And blind with foam. ran desperately
wi h rocks beiore and storms behind
This boat that never went TO sea.
The wild convo'vu'us sows Its seeds
And blooms above tbs sun warped planks
That Fever met the water weeds
And passed between thor parted ranks;
The rudder, that remembers not
Atand to guide 1t tteadlly
Through wairing waves, must waste win
rot
r. CayasEa.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Gen. Pleaseuton's "mockipg Bird"
Boston Traveller.

bottVu AEaNcltEs
How did | happen to be called
'Mockipg- Bird PlcasontonY" said
he. That came out of an incident
OF the war. For three months when
We we're down there in the swamp
with Mcclellan, with men dying
around US by thousands, not trump.
ct was sounded aud not a baud
played. These were McClellan's
orders. Now, l believe in bands on
the field. The men were depressed
and discouraged. Ny experience
has been that a lively tune will make
the boys fight better. One day | went
into NcClellan's h adquarters and
told him that the morrow would
be the 4th Of July. / suggested that
we should have q grand review, a
salute to the flag, and that the bands
should give rs some patriotic mu-
sie. Also recommended him to
issue a stirring address to the troops.
The idea pleased him, and no made
out the necessary orders. The effect
on the soldiers was wonderful, but
the address, which was the famous
one declaring the war TO be failure,
was a wet blanket. That address,
by the way, was written by Col. Tom
Key, sort OF military secretary to
the commanding general. IL was
Keys idea and not McClellan's, but
OF course Mac had to stand il as he
bad adopted il. But | am getting
away from my story, Not long after
that we got into action. | rode
down to the front and found the line
breaking. You see the mems am-
muni,ion was giving out, and even a
veteran will run rather than take
the chances OF being shot without
having the opportunity OF returning
in kind.
| got some artillery in position q
hold the line, aud saw two band,
near, | ordered them TO play some
thing lively, aud they gave tn,
'Mockiug Bird. The runaway
stopped when they heard the music
Ammunition was quickly distributed
and with a cheer they jumped TO th,
front and charged the Johnnios
com letely routing them. Some
body dubbed me the Mocking Bird,
but the name never went beyond IN!
own troops.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18

/ o'clock am. The little red headed
man with google eyes raped on the
door with the claret dipper.
Where's the old MANI" he de.
manded, when poor Mrs. Hammer
smith opened wide the portal and
stood red eyed and distracted in the
glare Of the camp6res.
"Oh, gentlemen" she sobbed,
please go away. You've ruined us.
My poor husband and"
Hey, down therel You poor,
miserable sinners, ye might as well
give it up"
1t was Deacon Hammersmith at
the window overhead. Leaning far
out into the night, his daughters and
sons clutching the neither hem Of his
robe de mutt, he glared down tri-
umpha 1tly upon the mob.
Eighteen hundred an acrel" bel
lowed the red. headed man.
Two thousand" shrilled Mr..
Shortride, OF San Jose, tearing the
diamond from his shirt bosom and
bringing it down upon the red
headed mans crown, knocking him
senseless. "Say the word and she
goes at $4,000! I'll get there all the
samel"
Infuriated by the sight of their
brother lying weltering in his gore,
the 0aklauders fell upon Mr.. Short
ridge. The San Joseans fell upon
them, and a scene Of fearful carnage
ensued.
High above the din Of battle rose
the voice of Deacon Hammersmith:
II hold her at million-a million,
dye hear? And-ye, ye can't have
her for thatW
While the wounded shrieked and
moaned; while the thud. thud, thud
Of heavy blows upon huhan flesh re-
sounded; while horrid curses filed
the air; while the night wind caught
and carried up in swirlipg columns
the flames OF the campfres; while
the Deacon screamed Of millions
from his window, tho Rev. Mr.. As
bestos, bowed in grief, sat in the
room below drawing up for preseuta-
ton at the Wednesday prayer meet.
ing charges OF unchristian conduct
against Brother Jeremiah p. Ham
mersmith. ARTHUR M'EwBN.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Kentscky and Massschusetts.


81 cannot get at the philosophy of
social standards, young lady caller
observed, wrinkling her pretty fore
head into frown OF intense puzzle
ment. II was visiting my aunt in
Kentucky, aud one day | had an in
yitation which | could not possibly
accept, as | had a previous engage.
meut. Naturally | sat down and
wrote a note declining. You should
have seen Aunt Charlotte's horror.
She looked upon me as barbarian
from the wilds, who was ignorant OF
the very first principles Of social po-
likeness.
"But what" the editor asked with
mild courtesy, did she expect you
to do2"
"Why. that was the droll part Of
IT," was the reply. ."AccordinV to
Kentucky etiquette, should have
accepted il at once, with unbounded
delight, and then the next day writ
ten TO express most eausiyely my
sorrow that something or other had
suddenly arisen which would pre-.
vent, after all, my being present. To
decline at first, Aunt Charlotte as
sured me, was considered excessively
rude and i'll bred"
T" IL must be rather confusing TO
Kentucky hostesses, the editor OBJ
served meditatively. They must
be absolutely unable to tell whether
an acceptance means anything OF
not.
"Aud Of course here in the North, >
the visitor continued, If accepted
an invitation and then withdrew
next day, wouldn't | just be thought
rude aud under. bred2 Why, any
body would think a throwing over
like that was deliberate slight. j
don't sec the sense Of it myself"
THE philosophy Of etiquette,
responded her entertainer, taking
refuge in high sounding words, 40
cording 10 editorial usage when cor.
nered, T" is a subject too profound "a
be lightly comprehended,"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Professional wind sw gaser-.

Two young men who spend the day
and a large part OF the evening on
Chestnut street are paid TO do so.
They are we'll known figures, aud
generally they travel together. They
are professional window gazers. The
young men, in common with every
body else, know that to attract a
crowd TO a window all one has TO do
is 10 stand aud gaEo into that win.
dow. In n short time ten or a dozen
people will be gazing with him.
They were down 10 hard pan-on
their uppers, 80 10 speak,
One OF them went 10 the proprie.
tor Of 4 gents furnishing house on
Chestnut street and told him that for
so much a week he would qua rantee
TO attract more attention TO his win.
dow than all the displays that could
be laid out. The proprietor was
struck with the idea and gave IL \
trial. As q consequence, there was
a crowd at his window nearly all the
time. The young man would walk
up 10 the window with bis friend aud
stand gazing there until crowd Of a
dozen or fifteen we're standing with
them. To keep the crowd moving he
would walk away, and that started the
crowd. The performance was re-
peated every ten or fifteen minutes.
The young man went 10 other stores
along the street, unfolded his plan
and pointed out the success Of IL. In
a short time he had the whole street
from Ninth 10 Broad on his beat,
aud he had 10 take his friend into
partnership, and he makes plenty Of
money.
II other window gaEers do not get
on 10 the idea and get into the bust
ness these two originators will short
~ establish branches Of the "Gazers
In other cities,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
Tho Particularly Particular Dnde'
Boston Transcript.

The delicate arrogance OF the SO
ciety youth OF the period who Is
spoiled by excessive seeking was per
haps never carried 10 greater OK
tremo than at recent soashore
party, where the ladies were pain
fully In excess OF the gentlemen. a
lady who was keeping matr9nIy
eye upon the festivities apProaoheo
q languid youth. ina very hlgh pc.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
m,,s.r. ain ana Machine 90.

Have on hand, ready for prompt de-
livery, Engines, Boilers and fittings,
Gins, Feeder CoDdensers, Hydraulic
Cotton Presses, and everything per
timing 70 q iirBt Glars Ginning outfit
Vrite them before you purchase.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-18
B.rnum som.,im.. Ab.ea, Minded.

z. T. Barnum never smokes. but
when on railroad trains often rides
in the smoking car. On his way
from New York 10 Bridgeport,
Conn, a day or two ago he did 70,
and met James GALLAGHER aud two
other well known men Of New
Haven. Whist was proposd. Mr..
Gallagher bought q card deck" OF
the water boy, paying % cents there
for. The game was played for points,
honors not counting, and was
watched with interest by the passen-
GERS. Reaching Bridgeport the
great Snowman thanked Mr.. Gala
gher and his two friends for afford.
ing him 80 much pleasure, and as he
rose from his scat 10 leave the car
"scooped" up the new deck" and
nut Il into his pocket. During the
remainder Of the journey the Elm
City men are said TO have gazed from
me car window as II In deep thought
and without speaking word.
WILLIE L CURrs. OF Plttsburg, Pa,
va broush,l.Ifom.-is Deaths Idoornby
L.cu.pi-s. 80 Il - "A 49,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
ono Of Herrmann,s Trlcks.

He then borrowed hat, took a rabbit
from under his coat as he walked away,
and put it into the hat. Then he took the
rabbit out of the hat by the ears. While
the spectators were examining that rab-
bit he held the hat close to his breast with
his right hand and put into it another rab-
bit with his left. Then he placed both
rabbits on the table, one hiding the other
from the spectators, dropped the latter
rabbit through trap, rubbed the remain
ing one, and said he had rolled two rab-
bits into one. A confederate in the audi
ence had a third rabbit concealed in his
inside coat pocket. Hermann came down.
struggled with the man, and pulled the
rabbit out of his pocket Hermann re-
turned to the stage, tossed the rabbit in
in the air, placed it on shelf behind the
table when it came down, made tossing
movement again very quickly, fired a pis-
tol with his left hand, and looked up as
though he had thrown the rabbit into the
flies. Then the curtain came down for an
intermission; and it had all been easy
enough to see through if you knew how
New York Sun
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
The "sun DO Move"

Tie Rev. John Jasper says he has
preached his famous ''Sun do move" ser.
mon about 100 times. II preached il
first" he says, Sin 1878. Since then
have had offers from ali over this country
and from London, Paris and other places
to preach it; but refused 'em all cause
didn't think it would be right to leave my
people One man offered me $500 to 60 to
London and preach the sermon. He even
said he would pay me the money first, and
that | wouldn't have to walk a step be-
tween here and Europe, and wouldn't have
to walk step after l got there He is
now very old, but hale and vigorous.
''Soon after / first delivered this sermon
here in Richmond he says, IL went to
Washington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
and when | came back great revival was
going on, and one day / baptized 301
people without coming out of the water.
That laid me up for awhile. Never had
but three attacks of sickness in my life.
Since | was sick last December my appe-
tite has not been as good as it used to be.
Yes, I'm in mighty good health for an old
man like me. New York Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
; ANNAPOLIS Md FRIDAY EVENING, JULY Is, 1887


The methods by which men make q
livelihood are constantly disclosing nov
city and ingenuity. About a year ago
observed here in the streets young man
whom / had known out west, who had
some artistic ability but had not shown
any particular capacity for getting along
in the world. From his appearance no
seemed TO be ''down on his luckn | met
him during the past week entirely
changed in his personal aspect and hav-
ing an air of prosperity in marked con-
trast TO his former looks. In conversa-
ton found that he had 'tstruck it rich''
b. carving mems names upon canes, His
first conception of this idea was to secure
a valuable stick and carve a handsome
cane head on it. Then he introduced him.
self to members of military companies
and induced them TO purchase the stick
with their names carved upon it to pre-
sent to their commanding officers. The
novelty became popular, and has ex-
tended to all sorts of organizations, so
that he is now obliged to hire two or
three wood carvers to do the manual
labor while he himself attends to the
work of procuring orders. New YORK
Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
Let Us Avoid Gear Killing

Old Selden says in his "Table Talk, {"
'"To preach long loud, and ddmnation is
the way to be cried up. Men love the
man who damns them, and run after him
to save them The secret has, | fear.
been bequeathed to our modern priests
the doctors. It is right and proper for
them to warn us in moderation; but they
do it beyond all reason. "TOueh noti
Taste not! Handle not! There is death in
the pot Ware microbes here! Ware
bacilli there! All the worlds hospital,
and all the men and women merely pa
TENTS There is no end to the Ghost of
specters PALE which beleasuer us, sum-
moned by their spells and clothed with
double terrors by their alarming new
scientific titles. But there should be some
limit to this perpetual cry of "Wolfi
Wolfr' We must all die sooner or later,
whether with scientific advisers or without
them; and it would, after ALL be better to
die sooner, pursuing noble objects, per-
forming natural duties, and even enjoying
innocent pleasures, than little later
amid pitiful anxieties and odious messes
and NEGOTIATIONS of filth, leading the lives
of Moliere's ''Malade Imaginaire Per-
haps we may never, alas! discover the Sc
cret of Faith Hcaling;" but at least we
can avoid Fear Killing''-dying by
inches of sheer anxiety to live, and being
slain at last by the very dread of death
Frances Power Cobbe in The Contempt
rary Review.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
symmetry and Achievement.

A small, well made engine, with all
parts adjusted, will do more work than a
larger one with parts loosely constructed
and great disproportion between the inn
portant members. So a small man, COM
-pactly built, with symmetrical proper
tons and a well balanced organism, can
accomplish more than larger man less
solidly made, with all parts wanting in
symmetry and shapeliness. This law of
adaptation and harmonious adjustment of
parts prevails throughout the greater por-
ton of the animal kingdom.
Among the civilized portion of the
human race it is cOntroyerted BY social
laws that Tend TO foster inharnonious de-
velopmenf. The division of labor. for in
stance, has made it possible for n man to
earn livelihood and to maintain a foot
hold in the world ~ Tic use of. very few
muscles and faculties. Professor ID. A
Sargent in Scribner's Magazine
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
p III A K Nj A G. "!
The Way She Cures Him.

What brings you here, Maryf" said
Truesdell to his wife, as she entered the
liquor shop. 1T is very lonesome at home
and your business seldom allows you to be
there" replied the meet but resolute wife
ITO me there is no company like yours
and as you cannot come to me, / must come
to you; have right to share your pleas
ures as well as your sorrows" "But
come TO such place as this" expostula'e
Tom. mo place can be improper where
my husband is" said poor Mary. Whom
God hath joined together, LET no man put
asunder. ," She took up the glass of
spirit which the shop keeper had just
poured out for her husband Surely you
are not go ng to drink that?" said Tom,
in huge establishment. why no.? You
say that you drink to forget sorrow, and
surely / have sorrows to forget" WON
an, you are not going to give that stuff 10
the childrenl" cried Tom, as she was
passing the glass of liquor to them. why
not Can the children have better exam
pie than their fathers? Is not what is
good for him go ID for them also? 1t will
put them to sleep and they will forget
that they are cold and hungry. Drink
my child rem; this is fire aud bed and
food and clothing Drink: you see how
much good it does your faith, With
seeming reluctance Mary suffered her
husband to lead her home, and that
night she prayed long and frevently that
God would hep him to break an evil
habit and keep newly-formed but firm
resolution. His reformation was thorugh,
and Mrs Truesdel is now one of the hap
piest of woman, and remembers with
me 'ancholy pleasure he first and last visit
to dram shop.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15

The following shows the months Of the
wheat harvest in the different wheat Sec
tions of the world
January Australia, New Zealand,
Chill and Aargcntine.
February and March-East India and
Upper Egypt
April-Lower Egypt, Syria, Cyprus,
Persia, Asia Minor, India, Mexico and
Cuba.
May-Algeria, Central Asia. China.
Japan. Morocco, Texas and Florida.
June-Turkey Greece, Italy, Spain.
Portugal, south Of France, California,
Oregon, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama.
Georgia, Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
Kentucky, Kansas, Utah, Colorado, aud
Missouri
July-Roumania, Bulgaria, Austro-
Hungary, South of Russia, GERMANY,
Switzerland, France South of England
Nebraska, Minnesota Wisconsin, Iowa.
Illsnois, Ind ana, Michigan. Ohio, New
York, New Eng and and Upper Canada.
August-Belgium Holland Great b it
ain, Denmark, Poland, Low,r Canada,
Columbia and Manitoba
September and October-scotland
Sweden, Norway and orta of Russia
November-Pe'u and South Africa.
December-Burmah
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-15
Few Know What They Drink.

'lt is a fact, said somewhat famou.
mixer of fancy drinks last evening, that
there are very few good judges of liquors
1t is very old chestnut TO set out whis-
ky when brandy is called for and not one
in ten can tell the difference. We have
often been told by a customer that he
had never tasted finer brandy when he
was drinking very ordinary whiskey.
There are few people who can distinguish
ed between high and low priced wines.I
remember nearly splitting my sides once
laughing at a man who was ordering
champagne. He was drinking Werner
American extra dry, and told his friend
how he once drank it with M. Werner in
Paris. He It. ought it was the highest
priced French wine until he found out
that ii was costing him only dollar
bottle, Then he wilted Even manu-
features are sold. Once at convention
of the beer brewers of the country heard
brewer boast that he could name any
XII of beer with his eyes inded. We
tried him, and when the handkerchief was
over his eyes we gave him nine sips out
of the same glass and heard him name
nine different brands That was very
good sport. As matter of fact this
telling liquors by the taste is very delicate
business. BY modern processes distillers
can age liquor so SIS to fool even the old
timers. The worst case ever struck was a
fisherman who rowed me down the river
last summer. | offered him a swig out of
bottle containing very fine whi,key.
He returned it, saying it was poor stuff.
| handed him a bottle of containing
SINE rot gut, used to clean my gun.
He took long pull, and said it was as
good liquor as he ever tasted. -Bu6alo
Courier